Seven Sites Every Job-Hunter Should Know About
January 12, 2010 
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Whether you are about to graduate, are recently laid off, looking for a change or just re-entering the workforce, your best resource for successfully finding a job is knowledge. As a job-hunter you may be wondering where do I look for jobs, where can I network or how do I know what’s out there for me? The below sites can help you obtain the information you need as they are resources that every job-hunter should be aware of:
- JobHuntersBible.com – This website from the “Father of Job-Hunting” Richard Bolles has a wealth of resources, but I would first recommend reading his annually updated guide “What Color is Your Parachute?” to learn the real secrets and best methods for finding a job.
- Occupational Outlook Handbook – This website, from the Department of Labor, offers detailed information on hundreds of jobs including the skills and training needed, the future outlook of a job and what working conditions are like. If you are looking for information about a particular job or career then this is the site to go to.
- Salary.com – Whether you are simply researching a possible career or preparing for a job interview, every job-hunter should be knowledgeable about salary. This site allows you to search the average earnings for the title, level and location of a job you are interested in. It will even give you an estimate of what your weekly paycheck might be.
- Job-Hunt.org – Just like the JobHuntersBible.com, this is a gateway site for finding resources and learning how to conduct a job search. It includes articles, advice from the experts and strategies to assist the average job-hunter with staying up-to-date on the latest trends, methods and resources.
- LinkedIn – As the most popular and rapidly growing social network for business, LinkedIn allows you to make online connections with other professionals. This increases your ability to network which is generally considered the best way to find a job. Before you create your professional online profile make sure you become familiar with issues regarding privacy.
- Mashable - The use of online social media sites to network and find a job is quickly becoming the norm, but you may be feeling clueless about what these sites are and how you are suppose to use them. Mashable is an online guide to social media. It can help you utilize and make sense of the latest trends and strategies for using sites like Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, etc.
- Indeed.com – Unsure about which of the thousands of job posting sites you should use to search for a job. Use Indeed.com instead. Based on your search criteria, it pulls job postings from all the other job posting websites, making it easier and much more convenient to manage and apply to jobs. You can even have a personalized job alert sent to your email on a regular basis.
For additional help, stay tuned! We will be releasing a newly updated Job Search topic next week, but for now you can visit our Work and Career page for advice and tips.
i tried ALL DAY yesterday to sign up for an on-line class and had
no luck. it seemed as if you were not receiving anymore class
applications or it could have been a technical glich. help!
i’m eager to sign up.
sherrytramme – we have been overwhelmed by the popularity of our classes. Although we currently have hundreds of learners enrolled in classes – many, many more are trying to register. In may cases, the available slots are gone in seconds of when they become available. We are working hard to address this unprecedented demand, and hope to have more slots available in the near future.
For now, please be patient and keep trying – and don’t forget we have 100s of videos and tutorials on the site that are available with no waiting.
thanks for this blog. I will be signing for this sites. I have tried to register for tutorial class but it all day busy.
Can I use Open Office instead of Microsoft Word to complete the Word class?
ahp – our classes are built around the actual software, so learners in the MS Word class should actually be using MS Word. They also use many features that may not work or may not work the same in Open Office.
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All of these sites are really helpful for job hunters.Hope these sites will work for those peoples.
In this day of age,with our economy hitting the skids, it is so hard to find a job,facing evection,and when you have children this is a diaster
Those sites are really helpful for job hunters.. Thanks a lot..
Let’s add http://HireFriday.com to the list. We are a candidate community that puts people in touch with employers, jobs, resources, tools and experts. We help people get found. We are a community that is supportive, and informative
How do I go about working out of my home. I once heard you could go to the web site of indeed.com if you want to do flex jobs. I dont understand ?
I always check BBB to make sure homeworking sites are legale,
This site is got a lot tools to work for to look for job.This is the first place i would come back to if this ever happens to me but i will pass it on to others. That’s a promise.